Daily Republican., 1887-07-25
Another Parable OF the Vineyard.

Another Parable OF the Vineyard
For the Daily Republican.
And 1t came to pass that there was.a
nan who was Lard In the province OF
Delaware, who planted vineyard and
set q hedge around about 1t; and he
dl9Ged q wine press herein; and he
Ibailded o great tower, with bogus tax
receipts In the centre thereof; and be
let 1t out to the husband men; and he
i'm mt diately took ournsy to q far off
country; and when he returned there
from be look up his abode In the great
and mighty city OF Waship gton; and
when the season OF fruit gathering was
ct hand he returned to the husbsudnen
to receive the fr oits Of their lab0rf and
before be bal coms into their midst,the
husbandmen convened themselves to-
gether and brought their packages with
them; and when they wore opened aud
examined 1t WAS found that the greater
part thereof were marked high taxe,
and boRus tax receipts, and the one who
had the largest package thereof said
unto the other husbandmeD: What do
ye think our Lord will say unto us
when we return unto him tho fruits OF
our labork? And they all, with one &C
,cord, answered and said: He will render
unto each one OF us In accordance with
the amount Of use We have each made
OF the bogus receipts that he finds in
our possession respectively. And
straightwAy thereafter the Lord OF the
vineyard came in unto where the kus.
bandmen were ASSN bled, and when he
beheld what they had done he ex.
claimed: Well done, good and faithful
servants; and as thou hast been fsi h.
ful over the vineyard committed to thee,
will reward thee accordingly, ma
you shall BE- made assessors Of taxes,
tax ratheIers, and % EN- bers OF the Levy
Court and your pay will be largely iu-
creased thereby; and you will have
greater opportunities OF doing more
work In tho interest OF your L .rd Than
you have heretofore hsd since the tiine
sou wers placed in my vineyard; and
when the husbandmen heard ths say
ings of their Lord they wers all exceed.
iugiy glad, aud they answered and said
unto hin, we will henceforth do all
things that thou blddest US to do, look
in2 10 the recompense OF the reward
thou hGst promised unto us; and whsn
they had dismissed the leadec OF them
went up into the temp 10 pray, al d
when the follower OF this Lord OF the
vineyard raised mp his eyes to pray ho
beheld y Republican afar off, WAC kal
afro con- up to the temple to pray, and
the servant Of the Lord OF the vineya ard
stood up erect, aud casting his eyes
heavenward cried with loud voice
say ing, Lord thank thee that am n
as this Republican who staHds afar If,
and that am not unjus', and that
have not caused high Tax rate to be
pinoed upon the vineyard, and that l
fast twice week, that I give tithes
unto my Lord for all that receive;
and the poor Republican standing afsr
of heard the prayer OF the servant OF
the Lord of the vineyard but he could
not even lift mp his eyes to ses the
Lords servant on account OF the great
tower OF bogus tax receipts which the
Lords servant had with him, and he
slnote upon his breas. and quietly said,
good Lord pray thee In thine owD good
time to deliver us from the power of the
men who grind US down with high
taxes aud deprive us Of our birthrigut
by the use of bogus tax receipts, and
he went away justified more than the
other. And 1t came to pass, in o few
days thereafter, that the Lord of ths
vineyard was required to take r jour
ney again TO Washington, and before
his departure he called this husband.
men OF the vineyard into his prese nee,
and he caused those to whom he had
ordered bogus tax receipts to he given,
before he took his departure into tar
off country, to be brought before him
that he might know what eBch of them
had gained by trading In the stock Of
the vipey ard, and when the fret WI
brought In bsfore the Lord lie said unto
the hustandmap, give an account II
thy stewardship. Aud the husband.
man answered, behold, my Lord, the
talent thou didst commit to me has
gained ten talents; aDd the Lord OF the
vineyard said unto him, we'll done,
good and faithful servant. As thou
hast been faithful over ,he little given
unto thee, thou shall have another
ward added to the vineyard and thou
shalt hereafter have authority over
twelve wards Instead of the eleven
heretofore under thy charge.
And the second came, saying. Lord
thy talent has gained FIVE talents, and
the Lord answered aud said. thou hast
done well, and thou shall be given spe-
| cial work in the Fifth ward OF the vine
yard, that thou mayest BY the aid OF
the bogus tax receipts and thy great
ability ior counting out OF ballots, res
cue this ward from the grasp Of the fas
cally Republicans, who must be turned
i out, to make room for more OF the hus
bandmen In the Lor1's vineyard. And
! 1t came TO pass in q ehors inns thereat
ter, that the fruit Of the vineyard wa,
pressed through the ballot boxes Of the
several wards OF the viney arn; and tht
fathers have eaten gour grapes and theil
lchildren's teeth are set on edge. Aod
1t also came to pass In the third year
AMI in the fifth month, and the reutt
day ther1of, that one OF the Lords over
seers N the viney ard proclaimed to al
the people in the vineyard that the ser
vsnts In the vineyard were being dc
moraliza,i and pauperised by the policy
shops, which had beep numerorsly es
sablis bed throughout ths vineyard, ant
hat all dealers in policy. and the alder
aud aoettors thereof, should be driver
without the gates OF the vineyard. bu
IotL.r CT the Lords servants, wheD the,
heard the proclamation Of the chic
loverseer, came in unto him to counse
with him in regard to bis decree; AM
6they urged the chief 0verseer 10 NOV
IsIowly IN the mater, os the dotngs o
g;he policy dealers vera not dore in se
ycret. ont that they were openly COP
cu ot.ng their business In various part
of the vineyards, and that those 4
Icharge Of them were the friends Of III
Lord of the vineyard, and that It WE
by their lahors thar the chief oversat
bad been placed over the viDoyasd; an
tho chief oversesr hosrkened and hear
toe sayings OF the servants OF his 1.ort
. aEd nothing bss since been heard abou
scarrYitg out the proclamation OF tt
Fohhf overseer, except that the chit
UOyhrReer has Statel that he hSl conan /,